Florence (SC)
to Wilmington (Proposed)
I-26 Connector, Asheville
Madison County Section Photos (John Lansford)
Photos of Completed section (Gribblenation.com)
NCDOT's I-26 Connector Project
Interstate 73
Wilmington Outer Loop
I-140 Exit List (Gribblenation.com)
Governor Easley's 8/22/05 Ribbon Cutting Remarks
Route Description and Photos (AA Roads)
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*Greensboro Urban Loop
Official NCDOT Greensboro Urban Loop Website
Official NCDOT Greensboro Urban Loop Website
History and Photos (Gribblenation.com)
Northern half (I-840) Description and Photos (AA Roads)
*On 9/12/08 NCDOT decided to remove I-40 from the Urban Loop, and add US 421, signage changes which were to be completed by end of 2008, but are still not complete as of April. A NCDOT spokesperson indicates contract to fix signs will be soon let and revisions will be complete by end of July.Other Possible Interstate routes that have been suggested to NCDOT.
A Few Other Future Interstate Suggestions
Completely unofficial ideas of mine
PTI Airport Connector
Possible
number for proposed freeway that would run
from I-73/Bryan Blvd near PTI Airport to split
of I-40 and Business 40 west of Greensboro, or for an
alternate proposal (the I-73/74 Connector) that would
run the highway from Bryan Blvd. at NC 68 to the I-74 Winston-Salem
Beltway (if both parts are built the part running from the I-73/74
Connector south to I-40, (called the 'I-40 Connector' in some
proposals) could get another number). The I-73/74
Connector proposal was added to the NCDOT State Transportation
Improvement Program (STIP) in November 2005 for environmental and
planning purposes. It was under study by the North Carolina Turnpike
Authority for a short period as to whether it should be built as a
toll road. Apparently this is no longer the case. The proposed highways
can be seen in this map courtesy of the Winston-Salem Journal:
downloaded from http://media.gatewaync.com/media/wsj/2004/roadimprov_lg.gif 10/19/05
Durham East End-RTP Connector
This
proposed interstate would run from the current I-85/US 70 interchange
in Durham to I-40 using an upgraded US 70 freeway to the planned East
End Connector freeway running from US 70 to the Durham Freeway (NC
147) (the project includes upgrading US 70 to a 6-lane freeway from
I-85 to the Connector). The route would then run south to I-40 along
the Durham Freeway (which could be widened to 6 lanes). This would provide
a single numerical designation for drivers from I-85 to RTP and since
the East End Connector is funded as Durham's urban loop project it would
be given an interstate number like other NC cities' urban loops. The
even number is appropriate since it would connect two interstates.
I-40 Spur*
*This
was my idea for a better number for the former Business Loop
40 (Fordham Blvd.) freeway from the I-40/I-73 interchange with
the I-840 Greensboro Urban Loop east
to Business Loop 85.
The Business 40 designation replaced the I-40 when that route
moved onto the Greensboro Loop in February 2008. However, in September
2008 NCDOT reversed course and put Interstate 40 back on its old route. I
am looking for suggestions for where an I-740 route designation would
still be useful.
I-95 Raleigh Spur
Number
for route that would use US 64 from I-95
to I-440 now that the US 64/264 Knightdale Bypass is
completed. Yes, it could be an even number like I-495
(a number suggested by the Regional Transportation Alliance, their
webpage promoting a Future I-495 is HERE,
see the Future Future NC Interstates? page). Extend it
to Rocky Mount east of I-95, if you want to justify the
odd number designation, or east along US 264 to the new US 117
freeway to Goldsboro (which some officials have suggested
be designated I-795, again see Future Future NC Interstates?
page).
Interstate 193 - Braintree to Cape Cod
Yes,
this is not a North Carolina route, but one from my
home state of Massachusetts. The proposed designation for
current MA 3 between I-93 in Braintree and US 6 at the Sagamore
Bridge in Bourne. If one can take an interstate spur
from Providence, RI to Cape Cod why can't drivers from Boston
to the Cape? Besides, doesn't America's Hometown (Plymouth) deserve
its own interstate?
Some
others suggest this route be I-93, like HERE